Texas pays Ohio State 500,000 dollars for upcoming travel expenses

Texas will pay Ohio State 500,000 dollars to reimburse travel costs for their upcoming football game in Austin. This arrangement mirrors the payment Ohio State made to Texas when the teams met in Columbus last year. Texas deputy athletic director Rob Novak stated that both universities utilize this nominal amount to cover charter and hotel expenses, as each host school retains remaining revenue from gate receipts, concessions, and parking. This figure is lower than the 1.4 million dollars Texas paid Texas State for its season opener and the 1.7 million dollars scheduled for UTSA next week. The game, held at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium, is expected to set a new school home attendance record. Texas provided 3,800 tickets to the visitors, matching the allocation provided to the Longhorns during last year's meeting.

• 7:05 PMYahoo Sports — Texas is paying Ohio State $500,000 for trip to Austin for Saturday's game. Here's why